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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. THIAB/6:00 P.M. PT
Ntau, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
Brooklyn (Tej zaum 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) thiab Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions rau Ntsia hlau loj telecast taking place Friday, Tej zaum 29 ntawm Barclays Center.
The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan thiab Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Kos) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “Lub tshav kub kub” Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) ntsej muag Noemi Forests (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Kos) kev noj nyob Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Kos) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) battling Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adas Kownacki (9-0, 9 Kos) squaring tiv thaiv Ytalo Perea (5-1-1, 3 Kos) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Kos) thiab Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 Kos).
Rounding out the action is the professional debut of Chris Colbert as he battles Marquis Pierce (1-5) in a four round featherweight bout and Luis Franco (12-1-1, 8 Kos) kev noj nyob Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Kos).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $250, $150, $75, thiab $45, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com thiab nyob rau American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. Rau cov pab pawg neeg pib, thov hu rau 800-GROUP-tuam.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, lub 25-xyoo-laus Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio thiab Patrick Hyland. The undefeated rising star out of La Romana, Dominican Republic holds four knockouts over his last six fights as he looks to put on another great show on Tej zaum 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from Costa Rica. The San Jose-native is the winner of his last five fights, including a stoppage of Sergio Thompson in Dec. 2014. Vasquez does not shy from any competition and will not back down when he faces his toughest test to date in Javier Fortuna on Spike TV.
As he approaches his record ninth appearance at Barclays Center, lub 2012 U.S. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 Kos) yog ua synonymous nrog boxing lub newest Mecca. Unbeaten raws li ib tug kev, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, lub Staten Island tseem tau qhia ntau npaum li cas nws hlub sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws tiaj nraum qaum tsev, most recently scoring a sixth round stoppage over Aaron Pryor Jr. at Barclays Center in April. The 24-year-old faces the 34-year-old White (21-3, 16 Kos) from Houston.
Twb tus khiav ntawm cov thawj-puas tau kev poj niam boxing match ntawm Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) rov rau Tej zaum 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11. Nws yav tas los yeej nyob ntawm Barclays Center tuaj nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 2014 thaum nws yeej yog ib tug split kev txiav txim siab tshaj Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Nws zoo nkaus li kom uas momentum mus rau Tej zaum 29 when she faces the 32-year-old Bosques out of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
An accomplished amateur out of Brooklyn, Ferrer owns a 2012 New York Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2013 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship. The 22-year-old has already won twice in 2015, scoring a second round TKO over Bryan Timmons in April. He prepares to face the 27-year-old Castro out of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, New York, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Tej zaum 29mus tua Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Poland, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Brooklyn, Kownacki yog ib tug 2006 thiab 2009 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champion. The 26-year-old delivered a first round knockout in April over Randy Easton and returns to the ring in his adopted hometown looking for his 10th professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olympian Pereafrom Ecuador.
An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Tapia aims to build on his previous two outings, which both ended in first round knockouts. The 24-year-old will battle with the 33-year-old Pla tawm ntawm Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Tej zaum 29, Brooklyn tus kheej Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.
An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olympics, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. The 33-year-old, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, New York.
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